The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-04-01
considers mans celebration Of
his own birthday to be.

his own birthday to be.
When asked by MIR. Sotcldo,
the Minister from Venezuela, why
he was not celebrating the natal
day, he is reported to have said,
"vanity, vanity. it is all vanity.
If a man really feels that his birth
was n stroke of luck to him." con-
tlnued he, s'let HIM rejoice by all
means; but don't think he has
any right to disturb the town
about it, and don't think it would
be modest to ask all the rest of
the world to rejoice in an event
which had SO little interest for
them"
Birthday cards in large numbers
came from all parts of the country,
and friends in Washington sent
flowers accompanied by congratu-
lations. There was the usual tri-
weekly handshaking in the East
Room, which was attended by
about five hundred people, alarge
proportion of whom were excur-
sionists from Buffalo and the sur
rounding district in Northwestern
New York. They were a notice.
ably unpresuming crowd of ex-
cursionists. They filed quietly
past the President, not one of
them showing any desire to be
familiar or to receive attention ON
account of being from the Presi-
dents former home.
The visit of ex-senator Thur
man to this city Furnished the
political gossips with food for a
whole day, They could not Learn
positively whether his conference
with the President had reference
to the appointment Of the Inter-
State Commerce Commissioners,
the Pacific railroad investigation,
the English mission, or the Secre-
taryship of the Treasury. "The
noblest Roman of them alI' settled
these canards himself. When
asked il the President had tender
ed him any position he replied,
"No; ] am neither to be Secretary
Of State nor Secretary Of the
Treasury nor Minister to England.
| am not even going TO be an Inter
State commissioner" He added
that his call on the President was
entirely social and that he was not
after office.
There is little occasion for the
widespread alarm as to the finan-
cia situation during the interval
before Congress convenes. The
condition Of the treasury is much
stronger than it was nine months
ago, the distribution Of currency
much more favorable and adequate
and the circumstances in many
respects more reassuring. The
surplus is smaller, the gold fund
is stronger, and the circulation
and supply Of convenient forms o.
small currency is more abundant
That which is deemed chief,
unfavorable in the situation is th'
fact that only thirty millions oi
bonds remain subject to call, ant
that after three monthly calls
this means Of putting money int
circulation win be cut off. II il
a fact however, that recent bon
calls have been of little service
and that the treasury has ampl
authority and has declared its will
ingness to go into the market an
buy bonds at current rates if tn
situation should become such a
to call for this action.
Those whose opinions on th
subject are best worth knowing
think there is no reason to fea
that the coming summer and al
tumn will bring any serious linar
clal disturbance, or that th
strength of the treasury and til
skill of its managers are not full
equal to all emergencies that ma
arse.
The Cabinet-makers who hay
disposed of the treasury portfoli
! for Mr.. Cleveland more than
dozen times since Secretary Maj
ming resigned, are really lit
embarrassed just now as to whi
to say next. 1t was positively o
serted that Speaker Carlisle W;
offered the place last Saturday an
declined. Since there has bet
so much delay in the matter son
\ of them now take it for granite
E Mr. Manning's successor viii m
be named until the 1st Of Apri
the date when his resignation TAX
i effect.
HIS NAME.